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Despite a few flaws this expansion is ultimately worthy of the Baldur's Gate name. It's an action packed linear storyline that bridges the gap between BG1 and BG2. I'll do a short good/bad/ugly summary so that players know what to expect from the game.
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If you a fan of Baldurs Gate series and need to see the whole story unfold, go ahead buy this game.
If you are are looking for a good RPG, ship this game.
The plot is shallow, the dialogues are weak (just press 1 all the time), companions are annoying (G
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In short, any fan of the BG series should pick up Siege of Dragonspear but I'd recommend waiting for a sale.
Pros: [list]
[*] Plenty of content (took me ~25 hours)
[*] Great soundtrack
[*] New characters and a decent range of the originals to choose from
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The Infinity Engine is back in style! "Siege of Dragonspear" is a brand new adventure powered by IE and set in the middle of the Baldur's Gate saga.
PROS:
+ Finally another IE game after a decade and a half.
+ Quality of life upgrades to IE.
+ Gorgeous a
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Siege of Dragonspear is a DLC that follows the event post Baldur's Gate, you being the hero of Baldur's Gate, now, must deal with the Lady Shining and her's Crusade.
Let's start with the bad things of the game.
-The game have some plenty bugs, like you c
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The content is a significant improvement over the additions Beamdog created for the Enhanced Editions of BG1 and BG2. It is almost to the level of quality of the original Baldur's Gate.
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Thankfully the old controversy has finally died down. The issue should never have been an issue to begin with. Now that that is out of the way, the real review begins.
Great Points:
- It has many different characters with diverse characters. Despite not
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Not quite as good as i was hoping but still Almost as good as BG2 if BG2 was ALOT shorter, But with more bugs... and made up slang... and spelling mistakes. I haven't finished it yet but so far I consider it worth every penny. Could have done without the
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Great gameplay. The fights are so good I'm having a hard time playing Baldur's Gate 2 after finishing SoD..That's a shame.
For the rest it's very linear, don't expect anything from the scenario.
This is not at all BGEE or BG2EE. Don't expect the same exp
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Siege of Dragonspear was a major disappointment. From poor story, narrative, and dialog to even worse battle design. This "game" felt more like the work of fanfiction than an actual piece of the Baldur's Gate series.
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Although it has some decent stages, the whole plot is silly and the ending is beyond stupid. Also there has never been a gap between BG1 and BG2, so the whole premise of the game is just made up. No point playing it, so don't spend money on it.
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This game is a worth expansion for the original Baldur's Gate, which was not an easy thing to do. I can say its not as good as the original because there are some issues, but overall its very solid.
The storyline is very good and very well placed and cohe
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Great addition to the Baldurs Gate franchise with a horrible ending that does not carry over to BG2 making the entire DLC pointless. If there was a patch that came out with this DLC to BG2EE adding the aspects of SoD in to BG2EE then this would be a great
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After many long years we finally get new crpg Baldur's Gate content. This content takes place immediately after the end of Baldur's Gate 1 (you automatically start SoD if you own it) and leads up to directly before the beginning of BG2. So is it worth it?
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For being super old school there is tons to do and it still look great
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Unfortunately when this game originally came out there was a lot of 'controversy' which led to mass review bombings. In a nutshell, there was one poorly written trans NPC, who has about three lines of dialog, and one meta joke about 'Gamergate' (if you do
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Definitely step in the right direction. Story-wise is not as good as original saga, but it introduces many interesting features and motives. Some of my favourite were bigger focus on diplomacy, building alliances, seeing altered Baldulr's Gate or meeting
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Garbage in almost every way. I doubt i'll finish it. Honest its the voice lines and dialog that really got to me. Which is funny because I usually just ignore that stuff anyway, but this was THAT bad. Can't be ignored bad. I noticed when interacting with
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Having completed the campaign for the first time this weekend, my thoughts:
Story: Middling. I mean, there's not much they could do sandwiching a new narrative in between the original two games, especially when they had to end it with the Hero in a certa
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After having this sat in my library unplayed for months, I finally got around to it -- the problem was slogging through an unmodded BG1 for the thousandth time before I had a character I could take through the expansion.
Overall, I was impressed. I had h
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I found the entire expansion to be enjoyable, there are so many things in this that makes me wish that BeamDog could remake Baldur's Gate in it's entirety. They way that characters talk with eachother, the size of the crowds and the amount of soldiers in
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Didnt play it yet. Still finishing Baldur's Gate 1 for the first time (and loving it)
Just wanted to point out that installing it will bring minor improvements to BG1. Slicker menus, enhanced drawings ... Stuff like that.
I wasn't aware it would, so wan
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A great addition for the base game. Loved the story and the new characters were really good, even though as I was playing with an evil party I didn't actually get to use them that much. Just don't expect an epic saga in the style of the original game or t
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it was nice to finally know how "CHARNAME" gets trapped in irenicus dungeon
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The "enhanced editions" of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 added a few new things, but the overwhelming majority of the content still is from the original releases of those games. Siege of Dragonspear (SoD), on the other hand, is entirely new stuff the "enhancers"
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HOW DO I DOWNLOAD?!
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I 've played a lot of games, but this is the best rpg ever.
Well, maybe not the best, but I liked it, and I will play it again.
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Sadly the poor dialogue writing and changed character personalities combined with major spoilers regarding BG2 kills the experience for me. In contrast to the original content, most conversations lack obvious options for what the main character would say
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Pretty amazing work.
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Where the original Baldur's Gate can be safely called an epos in which you start as a nobody trying to survive in a harsh world and to make sense of why people want you dead, Siege of Dragonspear is a bad piece of fan fiction in which the plot is paper th
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Changing my review.
Reason 1. Had a debate with many, about the topic and nature of this DLC along with how it correlates with the actual Baldur's gate series.
Reason 2. Because the game was so buggy. I modified the game files to fix many of the bugs wh
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beamdog did a great job with this. it feels like a natural extension of the events of BG1, albeit a little more railroaded. still lots of content, interesting choices to make, good combat and quest design, a worthy entry.
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The original BG is one of my favorite Games of all time. Siege is not quite as good as 1 and 2 but it almost as good. Worth a run if you love BG. I also thought the story was interesting and I enjoyed the new NPCs. Not sure why the haters have issue w
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First of all, I'd like to state that Mizhena has no bearing on this review. The character is such an inconsequential part of the game that I simply can't be bothered to care one way or the other about her or about how "shoehorned in" or "pandering" she is
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Buy it. Play it. Talk to 'that NPC' and ask yourself what all the fuss was about. Enjoy the game for the fun little nostalgia jaunt that it is.
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Ummm... this costs as much as BGEE??? I played the 1st half of the DLC. I got annoyed enough to even bypass the Black Pits. I just went straight to BG2 (EE, as well). What I experienced was pretty lame and, if it makes any sense -- "CONTRIVED". I didn't l
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sub-par writing . The main motive of this "shining lady" was plain stupid.
Battles were poorly designed. Some battles were just trial-and-error, in which the monsters have unreasonale and frustrating buffs/immunity/whatever.
Some bugs still haven't bee
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Don't listen to the negative reviews. I don't know wht it is they wanted or expected, but I found this to be an awesome new Baldurs Gate adventure. I don't understand the hate at all. Yeah, its not as good as BG2 but the story is at least as good as BG1 i
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Overall, I am enjoying the game so far. Lots of loot, combat, and I love the new areas. Story is pretty good as well. Disliking the voice acting and the new characters. The only reason I hold on to the thief is because I haven't found another one yet.
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I really enjoyed this -- a lot of the negative reviews are completely over-reacting.
The new zones are beautiful, the new companions are fantastic (better than a lot of the original companions imo), more Minsc is never a bad thing.
The game is more line
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Not so bad, a bit bugged but still. You can feel a little bit different atmosphere because of the XXI century social problems like sexuality or racism, completly mismatched in my opinion. New charackters are just "blunt", old charackters are totally chang
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"Still a better love-story than DA:I." (Original Review)
*And after my initial review, the one line above that got so many thumbs down by people, I will explain that axiom shortly...*
Yes, it is still a better love-story than DA: I, much like Lil Wayne &
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These recent reviews are nonsense. First of all, there's no SJW conspiracy agenda or whatever, so go ahead and ignore literally every single one of those comments. Let's talk about the gameplay.
I don't know if people tend to have a too-nostalgic view
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very good dlc still keeps the original BG saga, keeps D&D rules, new story between BGI and BGII.. recomended for traditional D&D players..
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Verdict: Pick it up with 50% (or better) discount. There are a lot of problems but in the end I really enjoyed the game.
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25+ hours story (mine was 28h)
4 new companions (I really liked 2 of them, 2 were ok-ish)
Filling several plot holes for BGII star
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As a fan of Baldur's Gate, I really see any reason whatsoever to not pick up this DLC
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Every negative trait of prequels exists in Siege of Dragonspear. With an idiot ball plot to a disappointing climax, the game insists we ask the question: "why?"
Nothing meaningful is added to the continuity, but it's trying oh so hard to be relevant.
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This DLC is of a significantly better quality than the other new enhanced edition content, and fills the very noticable gap between Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 well.
The combats are occasionaly imbalanced, and there are some counterintuitive choic
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Loved it! As a huge BG 1 and 2 fan over the years, I not only enjoyed the enhanced editions but also this expansion.
Fun story line, tons of cool equipment (a BG must! Every fight can bring a cool new piece of gear), and good characters. I was able to imm
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As a Baldur's Gate trilogy fan and a veteran, I felt like I had to buy this DLC so the story gap is completed. Though I liked the battles and mass of soldiers running to you, the ending is simply unacceptable. It would be proper to see at least a doomed f
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Dragonspear is a dlc for BG that offers about half the amount of hours of the main game. It ties in perfectly to the end of BG and lets you keep using your party and items. The visual improvements overall are easily noticeable! New voice acting everywhere
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Well, ive seen a lot of controversial reviews so, took me a while to actually decide to get the game.
HOWEVER, i regret not buying it from the get go.
It is a very good storyline (i mean, it is no bg2, but really good still), nice extra hours to play (ar
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Simple review:
+Good emulation of the BG visual style
+Excellent voice acting with most of the cast reprising their roles, lots of good banter along the way
+Actually raises the level cap and adds new loot to BG2EE
+Adds a couple interesting encounters
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Keep your sjwness out of my baldurs gate!!!!!
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If you can get this on sale for like $10 or less then I think the game is worth it. I have mixed feelings for this one since the writing and voice acting isn't bad but it isn't up to par of the other two games. I would suggest this only if you really want
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A good and concise expansion to BG. Great nostalgia trip for those who played BG when it first came out and will be a fun expansion for new players. Offers a lot of good gameplay and an interesting new storyline.
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This DLC, or at least the Steam version of it, breaks any mods you have on the base game. I bought and downloaded this thing, it broke my mods and I'm still trying to fix them. I very much recommend that you don't buy this until they fix this issue.
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I chose to wait to write my review of Siege of Dragonspear until I had completed a play through of the complete EE Baldur's Gate Saga. My reasoning being that I wanted to be able to compare SoD to the games as they stand currently, not as they exist in m
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my biggest problem with this addon is plot. so if that's important for you please don't read further because it may ruin the experience for you.
in original game you kill sarevok and arrive to amn as a hero. everyone knows you as a hero of baldur's gate,
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Quite incredible feat to restore such an old game engine from another company and create this much content while still maintaining the same nostalgic feeling.
I felt much joy just by hearing the same voice of minsc (and boo!) again.
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The plot is lame and writing is garbage at best. Safana turned into a tumblr feminist and they called it a improvement. Duke Entar Silvershield was resurrected for the story, even though he died in Sarevok plot in baldur gate one, which is lame, death sh
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30 - 50 more hours of gameplay, good quality writing, interesting new NPCs, some memroable moment and a few epic battles. Sign me in!
Now to be fully honest, you may not want to spend €20 on this either. I definitely recommend, but wait until it is on s
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A great addition to the great game.
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Not as good as BG 1 or BG 2, but a good game in my opinion. Worth they money if you enjoy Baldurs Gate or Icewind Dale.
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The most contents you could find for Badlur's Gate, the most enjoyments you will get out of it.
This DLC is not a simple DLC, this is an entire Baldur's Gate, designed to make a bridge in between BG1 and BG2, and it is very long, this is a serious game th
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This was a wonderfully made expansion, I highly recommend purchasing it if you enjoy the Baldur’s gate series. The story line and plot twists really pull you into the game.
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Am spending more time trying to fix bug or reloading earlier save, to dodge them, that i spend enjoying the game.
Most of the content and fight are good,
Some of the voice acting are really weak or annoying, but that a minor complain.
Storywise, kinda w
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Siege of Dragonspear is a high quality expansion that serves as a conncetion between Baldur's Gate and Badlur's Gate 2.
We get a whole new storyline that is not without some twist and mistery. We are also offered plenty of companions to choose from, some
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It didn't add new mechanics , but its full of epic fights like the original game . The story makes a lot of sense when it conects the ending of the first game and beginning of the second. If you enjoyed BG1, it's very likely you'll enjoy this game. Also
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+ A non voiced protagonist, this is a must for any rpg imo.
+ The UI is intuitive and works well.
+ Works great on Linux.
+ You can make your own party if you want to.
+ You have a 6 man party.
+ The setting is great.
+ The game is structured decent
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I tried, but I couldn't bring myself to like this DLC. We've waited years for some "official" content for this awesome game, but this feels like a letdown. They've improved on some stuff but fail to inherit the interesting storylines that made BG2 so amaz
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You'd think that after all these years they'd make something decent, but when there's fan-made mods out there that's not only significantly better in story regards but also functionality. There are so many bugs that I've had to work around by using consol
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Enjoyable encounters; awful writing.
SoD bridges the gap between the two games reasonably well, and has engaging sequences. However, the quality of writing is not where it should be. Unneeded social commentary leaks through at the expense of the characte
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After picking up the picking up Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 EE editions to relive some childhood memories, I decided I should pick up the Dragon Spear DLC so I could properly level my characters between games (the max level in the second was raised as well, possi
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Wah... Expansion seriously old classic RPG... Hmmm :D
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Very good game , in my opinion a little short !
But still a very nice and good game , great soundtrack & a good story !
Woud play it again !
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Siege of Dragonspear isnt perfect, its different from what we're used to from the first BG, it's a lot more linear and doesnt give you as much choices. But still, I definetly enjoyed playing it and I would surely buy another DLC if Beamdog were to make an
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More dynamic than BG1 and 2 but very difficult if playing a solo character. The added difficulty is fine but If you are a stealthy character forget about it. They tried to improve the stealth mechanic which I get but made stealthing nearly useless as of t
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A valiant attempt by amatuers, that is found severly lacking. It is poorly conceived with weak writing, poor acting, and an abysmal ending that gave me flashbacks to the original Mass Effect 3's. Obviously in regards to ME3 there are literally worlds of d
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Really good way to bridge BG 1 and 2, which was always a missed opportunity in my opinion. I didn't even know about this DLC until I got on a nostalgia kick and decided to replay the series. Best surprise ever!
The writing is much better than in the orig
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Bad writing, storytelling, and acting
Fun dungeons and fight.
Get once on sale, maybe, play once and never again.
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* A Solid Expansion adding atleast 20 hours of Interesting Content to the Game. Story is not bad and the new characters are quite Interesting. Starts off weak, gets interesting in the middle and the end is anti-climatic.
* Adds some quality of Life Impro
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Nice DLC for a great game!
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Good - not great. Scratches an itch for fresh IE content. If you are an easily triggered gamergate virgin who flips their lid when a character might mention he is gay and you start crying about "SJWs", you probably want to avoid because there are a few
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All these years after the original release of Baldur's Gate, Beamdog came out with this excellent expansion pack that is more than worthy of its core game. It fills the gap between BG1 and 2 and has good story, cool characters, and lots of tactical combat
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Brilliant game and great segue into BG2
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SJW pandering at its finest.
not worth 20 dollars
not worth 10 dollars
not worth the dirt from my boot
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Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this. I love the BG series, but this expansion just doesn't cut it. The devs decided to change important characters and insert needless politics. A few quests seem broken, or just poorly scripted. In the origional games,
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Progressive Ideology themed. IF you're into this sort of stuff, this game might be for you. I for one am not looking to have this sort of ideology shoved down my throat. I play RPGs to excape the nonsense going on in our world today. Thanks, but no thanks
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Tedious, annoying and ultimately disappointing this is a lesson in how not to write a story.
Take all the characters you loved or even remotely appreciated and have them twisted into mockeries that are worse then the most scathing political caricature an
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Because of the initial reviews being rather mixed, I decided to wait a bit with purchasing this expansion. Having just completed it, I can say that was a mistake. Siege of Dragonspear is a good BG game. If I have to rate Siege of Dragonspear compared to o
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Political agendas being forced makes for a poor gaming experience. Good intentions, bad practice.
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Siege of Dragonspear is an awesome game. It should not be missed by any CRPG fan or anyone who enjoyed Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. (Note: My hours on record are listed under BGEE since it was DLC. I completed the game.)
Pros:
-Nearly 50 hours of game conte
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There aren't many things i despise more than SJW pandering, that is for sure. But to be quite honest the controversy surrounding this DLC was blown [b]WAAYY[/b] out of proportion. It's just one character, with one terrible line of dialogue. That's literal
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Get BG1 EE and BG2 EE, avoid this mediocre expansion. Terrible writing, bad encounters and overall unimpressive.
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A complete disgrace to the original games.
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Baldur's Gate is my favourite RPG series and I did not purchase this game on release date purely because of the negative reviews, Now that I've played it, I cannot believe I did not get this sooner. It does a brilliant job bridging the gap between BG1 and
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Absolute must-have for anyone who needs more Baldur's Gate. New companions & rewarding exploration, it's a great interlude between the two titles.
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Sadly,this was really disappointing. This is there for the people who just need a little more of a BG fix that they have not played before. To be honest, it was not great. If you intend to pick this up and play it to import your char into BG2, DON'T. You
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If you are in any way a fan of classic games, RPGs, fantasy world-building, or challenging & rewarding games, then stop reading this review and buy this game. The Baldur's Gate series is one of the finest single player experiences ever created. Two decade
